Two soldiers carrying M-60 machine guns and ammunition belts. A small Vietnamese woman in profile stands between the two soldiers. She is dressed in pale blue and wears earrings, bracelets, and sandals.

Twelve men are in the photograph, seven of them contestants. Six long rifles are visible. The last man on the right is holding the target, which is attached to a wooden board. The target itself is a small piece of paper or cardboard (perhaps 6...

This rifle was manufactured for the Confederate Army at the Pulaski Armory by W. N. Webb, N. B. Zuccarello and James McLean. While the barrel was new, some of the parts were repurposed from other weapons. "Pulaski C. S. A. 61" is engraved on the...

This questionnaire from the Ordnance Department requires every officer commanding a company or regiment of cavalry to answer the questions and return the form to the Ordance Office along with their regular quarterly return of ordnance stores.

This is a five shot cylinder from a Colt revolving rifle with two .56 calibre bullets still in the chamber. This Civil War relic was recovered near Tyne Blvd. and Battery Lane in Nshville. The Colt revolving rifle worked on the same principle as...

This document details the "strength and condition" of a company of infantry of a regiment of Tennessee militia and their gear just prior to war. Fifty-eight members of this infantry are listed. Items listed include swords, muskets, rifles,...

This 1861 .58 caliber Springfield rifled musket was most likely an 1862 Union issue. Etched on hammer plate is a U. S. eagle. A cross (possibly Christian) is etched on the sawed-off barrel. Ramrod and sling loops are intact. Engraved on the butt...

The United Confederate Veterans often purchased kepis similar to those worn during the Civil War. These three UCV reunion kepis are made of gray wool with black lining. All three caps have the letter "B" signifying Co. B of the UCV. One cap also...

Ten men face the camera in a clearing, all but the youngest wearing hats, one quite large. The largest two men stand in front of the others. Only two guns can be seen. The largest man wears bib overalls with extra material added at the cuffs.

SP4 Christopher Ammons and SGT Eldridge at Lai Khe in May 1968. Ammons (on right) is holding a captured AK-47. These guns were originally Russian made with a high front sight and distinctive banana magazine that holds 40 rounds.

Sighted, model 1860 carbine probably manufactured in Springfield, Mass. Serial n. 31972. "JHR" carved in cursive on the wooden stock. The Spencer carbine, one of the first repeating rifles made, was designed specifically for the cavalry. It held...

Sgt. Chris Ammons sits on a rock while on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. He is wearing a boonie hat and has a towel wrapped around his neck, as was customary in the sweltering climate of Vietnam. He is holding his M-16 assault rifle, and another...

SGT Nelson (center) with three soldiers from his platoon. He is orienting them for patrol. The sergeant has "love" and "hate" tattooed on his knuckles, a cultural insignia from 1955 movie "The Night of the Hunter." Robert Mitchum's character...